The Alabama Crimson Tide landed an important verbal pledge on Tuesday, the day before the start of the men’s college basketball regular signing period. Barton CC (KS) shooting guard Algie Key made a pledge, according to news reported by Evan Daniels of Scout.com. Key is a native of Georgia originally that will have two years of eligibility [...]

The men’s college basketball regular signing period is set to begin Wednesday and runs through May 15, though much to the dismay of recruiting junkies, heavy drama is not expected. Still there are a few items of note as prospects make their verbal commitments official. Here’s what we will be monitoring the most: 1. The [...]

The men’s college basketball regular signing period kicks off on April 17, and outside of a few stars, the vast majority of the difference-making talent for next season is already signed or verbally committed. Only five of the top-50 players in the Hoopniks Top 150 for the 2013 class have yet to declare their intentions, [...]

Make it Five for Kentucky The unprecedented and remarkable streak of success that the Kentucky Wildcats has amassed on the college basketball recruiting trail continues with the 2013 class, as far as returns from the early signing period are concerned. By the most conservative measure, Kentucky has far and away the best class in the [...]

The 2012 LeBron James Skills Academy came to its conclusion on Monday, with a bracketed tournament based on previous results for the eight squads composed of the camp participants. The games started in the morning and wrapped up with a championship contest to end the event. Hoopniks.com was not able to observe the afternoon contests due [...]

The position skill sessions wrapped up on Sunday morning at the LeBron James Skills Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the participants were divided into 8 teams for two sessions of games in the afternoon and evening. An impressive contingent of spectators that included the event’s namesake, recent NBA champion LeBron James and his Team [...]